After completing this module, learners will be able to to explain what clouds are and how they form; why clouds are an important element of the Earth system; why cloud observations are important for understanding our changing Earth system. They will...(View More) also be able to identify a clouds study site and take observations of the sky; upload data to the GLOBE database; visualize data using GLOBE’s data visualization system; and have ideas for questions to explore using cloud observations. Note: link takes user to GLOBE Atmosphere eTraining; at that page, scroll down to clouds section. This resource is part of The GLOBE Program Atmosphere Protocol eTraining.(View Less)

This short (11:29 minutes) video features NASA scientists answering a set of student-designed questions related to NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement satellite mission. The set of twelve questions were generated after students viewed...(View More) animations of GPM data; the questions centered on satellite operations, satellite data, and precipitation patterns and impacts.(View Less)

In this game students have to think and move fast to keep up with the challenge of capturing and storing the massive flow of different kinds of data being captured by a GOES-R weather satellite. SciJinks is a joint NASA/NOAA educational website...(View More) targeting middle school-aged children and their educators. It explores weather and Earth science through articles, videos, images, and games.(View Less)

A brief article on the role satellites play in studying weather introduces the topic featured in the accompanying game. The game requires players to move tiles to re-create a photo of Earth or space weather. Additional photographs show three weather...(View More) features. The article and game are targeted to children ages 10-12.(View Less)

This series of 28 captioned images depict some the positive and some of the negative influences on the global carbon cycle, including industrial pollution, deforestation, waste disposal, transportation, and recycling. The Climate Kids website is a...(View More) NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games focused on the science of climate change.(View Less)

This series of 12 captioned images depict some of the issues facing Earth’s fresh water supply, such as pollution, drought, and glacial retreat. The Climate Kids website is a NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games...(View More) focused on the science of climate change.(View Less)

These animated stories follow the adventures of a polar bear and a fish. In the two episodes here, one just over four minutes, the other just over five, the duo come face to face with worldwide environmental changes. This lesson is part of the...(View More) Climate Kids website, a NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games focused on the science of climate change.(View Less)